For Jamie Robinson, the changes were subtle at first. She found herself playing with her hair and hitting things. Soon, though, she was having six or seven panic attacks a day. Things then escalated into disturbing thoughts about killing herself and punching herself in the face. Robinson, 39, knew at that moment something was wrong. “I’m looking at my own baby,” the Montreal woman recalls, “that warmth that washes over me had just died completely....

Khan received her Canadian passport earlier this year, with her full name — first, middle and last — appearing as Safa Jamaluddin Khan printed in the surname field. Her first name on the official document is XXX. At every step I get stuck with things. I have to go to a notary. I have to go to a lawyer. You know? It is a pain. It’s my name. I know that is my name....

“If a borrower qualifies for student loan relief, it shouldn’t take mountains of paperwork or a law degree to obtain it,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement on Wednesday. “Student loan benefits also should not be so hard to get that borrowers never actually benefit from them.” The proposed changes, which the Department of Education hopes to finalize later this year, would make it easier for those who already qualify for existing programs to get debt relief....

Although the subject may seem unpredictable, the collection A470: Poems for the Road / Cerddi’r Ffordd, has proved popular with critics and readers and has already been reprinted twice since it was launched on St David’s Day in March. Sian Northey, who co-edited the volume, thought of asking people to write – in Welsh or English – a poem about the road, which stretches 186 miles from Cardiff in the south to Llandudno in the north, crossing towns, villages , mountains and valleys....

Nach dem tödlichen Schusswaffenangriff auf eine Parade zum Unabhängigkeitstag in den Vereinigten Staaten kommen immer mehr Details über das Verbrechen ans Licht. Hier wird der Highland Park-Shooter gefangen genommen. Der mutmaßliche Schütze bei einer Feiertagsparade in den USA plante seine Tat nach neuen Erkenntnissen der Polizei wochenlang. Seine Waffe, ein “Power Rifle”, habe er nach derzeitigem Kenntnisstand legal im Bundesstaat Illinois erworben, sagte ein Polizeisprecher am Dienstag in Highland Park, einem Vorort von Chicago....

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting for his political life on Wednesday as more ministers and aides continued to quit his government and a former top cabinet minister launched a blistering criticism of Johnson’s leadership. Johnson was trying to distance himself from Tuesday’s dramatic events, which saw the bombshell resignations of two of his most senior ministers – chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid – both of whom have their own power bases in the party and are believed to they are future leadership candidates....

Downing Street claimed on Friday last week that the Prime Minister was not aware of “any specific allegations” about Pincher, who faces allegations of sexual harassment. But Lord MacDonald of Salford, the former head of the Foreign Office, claimed this morning that No 10 had failed to tell the truth. Lord MacDonald of Salford wrote to the parliamentary standards commissioner saying Johnson had been briefed “in person” about an inquiry into Pincher’s conduct as foreign secretary @[email protected] He said the Foreign Office and the Cabinet Office had launched an investigation into allegations about Pincher’s behavior in 2019 and found against him....

Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have resigned after days of mounting pressure on Downing Street over their handling of allegations of sexual harassment by a member of the government. Johnson has weathered many storms during his tenure as Prime Minister, but this may be one crisis too many. Here’s what you need to know. HOW DID WE GET HERE? The immediate cause of the crisis was the fallout from the resignation last Thursday of Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher amid allegations he had abused two guests at a private dinner the night before....

Britney Griner, the American basketball star who was arrested by Russian authorities in February, has returned safely to the United States after being released from custody as part of a prisoner exchange. Griner, 32, “arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, early Friday … and was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center for a routine evaluation,” a State Department official told CNN. US officials who met Griner said she was “in good spirits” and “incredibly polite,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told CNN....

The sharp guilty plea from the Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist came amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her freedom nearly five months after her February arrest amid rising tensions between U.S. and Russia for Ukraine. . A senior Russian diplomat said earlier that Moscow could not take action in Griner’s case until the trial is over and that her guilty plea could be an attempt by her and her advisers to speed up the court proceedings....

“I’m afraid I might be here forever,” wrote Griner, who has been held in Russia since mid-February. “On the 4th of July, our family usually honors the services of those who fought for our freedom, including my father who is a veteran of the Vietnam War. It pains me to think how I usually celebrate this day because freedom means something completely different to me. year.” Griner, whose trial began last week, was arrested at a Moscow airport in February after Russia claimed she had cannabis oil in her luggage....

Canada’s chief public health officer Theresa Tam has confirmed a total of 278 smallpox cases in the country as of June 29. Cases were reported nationwide, including four from British Columbia, five from Alberta, 67 from Ontario and 202 from Quebec, the top doctor said on Thursday. Tam reiterated that the risk of exposure to the monkey pox virus is not exclusive to any group or environment, Xinhua News Agency reported....

With summer in full swing, the city says it’s pleased to offer a wide variety of city-organized and community-based public events to help Torontonians celebrate Canada’s 155th birthday on Friday. Here’s a list of some of these attractions and what’s open and closed: Fireworks: Fireworks return to Ashbridges Bay on Friday. The show starts at 10 p.m. Ashbridges Bay Park is located on Lake Shore Avenue East at the foot of Coxwell Avenue and is easily accessible by public transportation....

Speaking to Sky News’ Kay Burley on his first day in the role, he said he backed Boris Johnson as prime minister, adding: “The team in government today is the team that will deliver.” But his predecessor, Mr Sunak, and Health Secretary Sajid Javid both resigned from the Cabinet last night, saying they had lost confidence in the Prime Minister and “standards are worth fighting for”. Politics Hub: More resignations to start day as pressure mounts on PM – live updates They were followed out the door by a group of more junior ministers and Solicitor General Alex Chalk, who said his job could not “extend to defending the defenseless”....

• À lire aussi : Après Air Canada, WestJet réduit le nombre de vols cet été • À lire aussi : Chaos à Montréal-Trudeau : attendre ses valises pendant 9 jours ! “Le gouvernement fédéral, encore une fois, ne pouvait faire aucune planification, comme dans le cas des passeports. “… C’est une répétition constante de l’incompétence d’un gouvernement qui a des conséquences pour tous les citoyens”, estime M. Therrien. En raison de pénuries de main-d’œuvre, WestJet et Air Canada réduiront le nombre de vols offerts cet été....

THE TIMES Chelsea are in advanced talks with Manchester City over a deal to bring central defender Nathan Ake back to the club. A group of eight former footballers are calling on Staffordshire Police to launch a new investigation into allegations of “historical sexual, physical and mental abuse” at Stoke City. DAILY EXPRESS Manchester United are closing in on the double signing of Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez and winger Anthony, with both players keen on a move to Old Trafford....